| Episode Name:
Now What?
The Lost
Dear Abby
Shifts Happen
Out of Africa
The Greater Good
Death and Taxes
Freefall
Missing
Makemba
Touch and Go
NICU
Get Carter
Impulse Control
Blood Relations
Forgive and Forget
The Student
Where There's Smoke
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On Christmas Eve, the chilly emergency room staffers do their best to
observe the holiday while a crusading Carter does the same--half a world
away in a rundown Congolese medical clinic. Flashbacks reveal his
relationship with Makemba "Kem" Likasu (recurring guest star THANDIE
NEWTON - "Mission: Impossible 2"), a beautiful African AIDS worker, as
their clashes over meager resources slowly give way to a deep love
affair. As Carter adjusts to the heat, filth and dangers of the region,
he keeps in touch with his Chicago friends and embarks on a personal
mission to help a pregnant mother who is dying of AIDS. Despite the
anti-American sentiments of his French comrades, Carter remains
determined to bring the joy and love of Christmas to the local children
of Kisangani. Emmy Award-winning executive producer John Wells wrote
the episode. |